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From purple paint and a stripped shell to B5 blue, a rebuilt 440 and a recovered black cabin—bg1767’s restoration reaches its first outings, with finishing work still to do.

samurai_k’s 1997 Coupe log follows front control-arm removal, difficult bushing extraction and cosmoline cleanup. A broken vise led to professional bushing pressing and ball-joint work; later updates move on to strut and anti-roll-bar preparation. The reported 50 mph shimmy has no confirmed resolution in this account.

MarkGolf revives a faded Guards Red 964 C2 Tiptronic through hands-on repairs, strip-down and reassembly around a full repaint by Xquisite Automotive. Heater-control repairs and continuing maintenance follow the bodywork.

A stripped E30 shell, repaired rust, a rebuilt M20 and a recovered Recaro cabin: the story of a 325iX built as a birthday present for its builder’s father.